Números 16:31

31 Assim que Moisés acabou de dizer tudo isso, o chão debaixo deles fendeu-se

Números 16:31 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 16:31

And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all
these things
As soon as he had finished his discourse, which was addressed to the congregation, and, according to Josephus ^F21, after a long prayer to God, which that writer gives at large; immediately so it was,

that the ground clave asunder that [was] under them;
on which they stood, not from any natural cause, as by subterranean volcano, forcibly making their way and bursting the earth, and so getting vent, which has been thought to be the cause of earthquakes; but this was by the immediate hand and almighty power of God, and came to pass just as Moses suggested it would, and as soon as he had uttered his words, which made it the more observable.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Antiqu. l. 4. c. 3. Sect. 2.

Números 16:31 In-Context

29 Se estes homens tiverem morte natural e experimentarem somente aquilo que normalmente acontece aos homens, então o SENHOR não me enviou.

30 Mas, se o SENHOR fizer acontecer algo totalmente novo, e a terra abrir a sua boca e os engolir, junto com tudo o que é deles, e eles descerem vivos ao Sheol, então vocês saberão que estes homens desprezaram o SENHOR”.

31 Assim que Moisés acabou de dizer tudo isso, o chão debaixo deles fendeu-se

32 e a terra abriu a sua boca e os engoliu juntamente com suas famílias, com todos os seguidores de Corá e com todos os seus bens.

33 Desceram vivos à sepultura, com tudo o que possuíam; a terra fechou-se sobre eles, e pereceram, desaparecendo do meio da assembleia.